Antislipping attachment for horseshoes.



BEST AVAILABLE COPY S. A. FRITZ. `.imTISLIPPING ATTACHMENT POR H012.

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APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 6, 1910.

Patented Jan.17,19 11.

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SAMUEL A. FRITZ, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

Application filed September 6, 1910.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be lit known that I, SAMUEL A. FRITZ, a resident of Pittsburg, in thecounty of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new anduseful Improvement in Antislipping Attachments for Horseshoes; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionthereof.

My invention relates to an attachment for horses7 hoofs supplementary tothe usual shoes worn. Its object is to provide an improved device ofthis nature to be used in slippery weather on horses which are used onasphalt and other slippery pavements,

and which can be attached and removed quickly and will effectivelyprevent the horses slipping on the pavement. It is well known that suchslipping by horses is the cause of numerous accidents both to the 2Ohorse and to the occupants of vehicles which they draw. IThe ordinaryhorse-shoe calks which are designed to prevent such slipping and usuallyadmit of sharpening, become rapidly worn down, especially after the iceand snow have been removed from the pavement by cleaning or melting. Itis therefore extremely inconvenient to keep the horseshoes continuallyin condition to prevent the horse slipping.

I am aware that various means for preventing horses slipping have beentried, including a chain device which fastens over the horses hoof. Adevice of this nature, in my opinion is liable to breakages due to thewearing out of any one linkin the chain, and besides furnishes littleassistance to the horses when drawing a load up hill as the links of thechain then slip along the pavement.

To these ends my invention consists, generally stated, in asupplementary device of the class described to be used in connectionwith the ordinary shoe and comprising toe and heel calks and means forholding the saine and for attaching the same to the I i prisespreferably the forward calks 15 carried by the arms 4 and 5respectively, and the rear calk or cross bar 16 carried by the trunk orspine 1. The said calks are preferably constructed removable, the forwar-calks 15 being provided with the arms 15 which are attached by thebolts or screws 17 and nuts 17 to the arms 4 and 5, respechorses hoof.

It consists preferably in a main trunk or longitudinal member whichcarries the rear or heel calk and arms, preferably adjustable andpivoted thereto and carrying the forward or toe calks respectively,together with attaching means preferably comprising a pair of clampsattached to said arms respectively and joined over the forwardSpecification o Letters Patent.

portion of the horses hoof by a strap, to- Oether with a transverse clipfitting over the heels of the horse-shoe.

view showing my invention as applied to a horses hoof and horse-shoe.other perspective view taken at a different angle illustrating myinvention and Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section on the line 3-3 Fig. 2.

ber 1 is provided with the holes 2 through which extend the studs orscrews 3 to which the arms 4 and 5 are pivoted, respectively. The screws3 are each fastened by a suiv able nut 3, as shown. are provided withthe upwardly projecting clamps 6 and 7 preferably integral therewith,respectively. The clamps 6 and 7 are set at an inward angle or inclineso as tc approximately fit the average shape of the 75 liorses hoof 8although it will be understood that the said clamps 6 and 7 may be bentor adjusted or manufactured in different sizes so as to be moreaccurately attachable to any particular hoof.

end the transverse clip 10, which may be pressed integral therewith, asshown. clip or bracket 10 is adapted to fit over the heels 12 of thehorse-shoe 11.

to a horses hoof, the transverse clip 10 is first slipped over the heelof the horse-shoe 11, the pivoted arms 4 and 5 being spread, or extendedsubstantially sidewise. The arms 4 and 5 are then moved forwardly untilthe clamps 6 and 7 toe portion S of the hoof. rllhe strap 13 shown,which extends through the holes 6 and 7 respectively, is then buckledacross the toe portion 8 anti-slipping device thereby securely fastenedin position.

tively. I do not intend to limit myself to rar uric.

Patented J an. 1"?, 1911.

serial no. 580,671.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective Fig. 2 is an- 60 Asillustrated, the spine or trunk mem- The arms 4 and o 70 rI`he spine ortrunk 1 carries at its rear The In attaching the device of my inventionabut against the of the hoof 8, and the The holding or anti-slippingmeans comthis particular mode of attachment, however, I means forfastening the same across the toe as my invention obviously admits ofnumerof the horses hoof. ous modifications within its spirit. The heel4t. A device of the character specified comcalk or cross bar 1G is shownas attached to prising' a longitudinal member adapted to the spine l bythe arm engage with and be supported by the heels screws 18 and 19. Y ofthe horse-shoe, arms nivoted to said mem- By means of the holes 2 andstuds or ber provided with removable calks and havscrews 8 the positionof the arms 4 and 5 ing clamps adapted to bear upon the toe may bequickly changed. I thereby provide l portion of the horses hoof and astrap conmeans permitting a suitable arrangement of iiecting said armsacross said toe portion. adjustment in each device to accommodate 5. Adevice of the character described, it to variations 'in sizes of horseshoofs. comprising a longitudinal member or spine, The device may also besold either as a l a clip attached to the same and adapted to whole orin pai'ts, so that a new arm can tit over the heels of the horse-shoeand a be obtained and set in place where the ant-iremovable transversecalk or cross'loar fasslipping' attachment cannot be made to fit a hoofor shoe of a peculiar nature.

As soon as the ordinary shoe calls 20 have l become worn down or dull,or before this occurs, as a measure of safety in slippery weather, theanti-slipping attachment of my invention can be quickly applied to the Ihoi'ses hoof and fastened into position. As the callrs on the same areremovable they can be kept in sharpened condition easily or replacedwhen worn out.

What I claim is:

l. A device of the character specified comprising a longitudinal memberprovided with means for engagement with the rear portions of thehorse-shoe, arms pivoted to said member and provided with calks, andtying' means adapted to connect said arms comprising a longitudinalmember or spine, across the toe of the hoi'ses hoof and thereby and atransverse clip extending across the fasten the device in place. rear ofthe same and adapted to fit over the 2. A device of the characterspecified coml heels of the horse-slice, holes in said spine, prising' alongitudinal member` provided at adjustable arms each provided with astud its rear end with a clip adapted to fit over adapted to bepositioned in said holes rethe heels of the horse-shoe, arms adjustablyl spectively, calks carried by said arms, and a pivoted to said memberand provided with transverse callr carried at the rear portion of calksand tying means to fasten said arms said spine, clamps carried by saidarms, reacross the toe or' said horses hoof and therespectively, andarranged at a suitable angle by hold the supporting clip in place. tofit the toe of the horses hoof, and a strap device of the characterspecied comconnecting said clamps. pi'ising a longitudinal spine memberhaving In testimony whereof, I the said SAMUEL a transversely extendingclip adapted to t A. F Rri'z have hereunto set my hand. ovei' the heelsof the horse-shoe, and a transi SAMUEL A. FRITZ.

tened to said spine, adjustable arms ivoted to said spine and eachprovided with a clamp adapted to fit the toe of the horses hoof,removable calks carried by said arms, respectively, and means forfastening said clamps in position on the horses hoof.

6. A device of the character described, comprising' a longitudinalmember or spine, a transverse clip extending across the rear of thesameand adapted to fit over the heels of the horse-shoe, holes in saidspine, adjustable arms each provided with a stud adapted to bepositioned in said holes respectively, calks cai'ried by said arms andmeans for attaching' said arms to the horses hoof.

'l'. A device ofV the character described,

verse calli extending' across the hoof and lVitnesses: horse-shoe andarms pivotally connected to GEO. B. BLEMING, said spine member andprovided with tying J. R. KELLER.

